Wernerian

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adjective

Wer·​ne·​ri·​an

¦wər¦nirēən,

(ˈ)ver-

1

: of or relating to A.G.Werner who classified minerals according to their external characters and advocated the theory that the strata of the earth's crust were formed by depositions from water

2

: of or according to the Wernerian system or theory : neptunian

Wernerian

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noun

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plural -s

: a supporter of the Wernerian theory : neptunist

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

Abraham G. Werner †1817 German geologist and mineralogist + English -an

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